tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post841375876393125886..comments2024-03-28T07:01:35.694-04:00Comments on Sense and Simplicity: Summer Reading - The Garlic BalladsGrace @ Sense and Simplicityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185222544452668586noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-75191036421140213622013-09-08T19:29:47.412-04:002013-09-08T19:29:47.412-04:00Grace, I have been thinking of you all day.
I lov...Grace, I have been thinking of you all day.<br /><br />I love a book that is well written & love, LOVE to get a glimpse of life in another land or another time...<br /><br />but,<br /><br />yes, I need a little hope too. I read A Fine Balance as well & thought it was so well written, but it left me with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I have trouble slugging it out. Cheyennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216810837548735987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-8064104764793471862013-08-05T22:24:07.647-04:002013-08-05T22:24:07.647-04:00Such interesting comments. I persisted in reading...Such interesting comments. I persisted in reading the book because it had been given to me and even more because it had won the Nobel Prize for Literature so I wanted to find see if I found it to be a great book as well. The part I liked the best was learning something about northern China (e.g. the kang beds). I would love to know Chania (or anyone else) if there is any truth to how rural China is portrayed.Grace @ Sense and Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185222544452668586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-13936294831982672602013-08-05T19:53:06.390-04:002013-08-05T19:53:06.390-04:00:D Thanks for linking-up, Sweetie!:D Thanks for linking-up, Sweetie!Ricki Treleavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363865916909018452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-42856722801316188242013-08-04T23:54:37.534-04:002013-08-04T23:54:37.534-04:00I enjoy reading books with characters with whom I ...I enjoy reading books with characters with whom I can relate. A sad story or an issue to ponder will not discourage me from reading a novel but I do no enjoy violence.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-32804738879768297932013-08-04T22:01:23.835-04:002013-08-04T22:01:23.835-04:00I'm not much of a reader anymore...but when I ...I'm not much of a reader anymore...but when I did read I always enjoyed a good cry at a sad novel. Sad is one thing, depressing is another. I admire you for getting all the way through this book. I would most likely have given up! Hope your summer is going well ~ AnnAnn from On Sutton Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666228517388939913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-85174542026324580152013-08-03T09:41:13.356-04:002013-08-03T09:41:13.356-04:00I don't think I can read it, truly. I totally...I don't think I can read it, truly. I totally agree with Calypso! If I couldn't care less about a character or characters, I usually don't like the book.Ricki Treleavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363865916909018452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-83802568011891453922013-08-02T14:02:52.957-04:002013-08-02T14:02:52.957-04:00I have read some very depressing books and do so i...I have read some very depressing books and do so if they provide a truth I feel I need to know about. My French Canadian neighbor lived in China as a rural tour guide and loved it. He speaks fluent Mandarin. I should see what he thinks of the book from the persepctive of someone who has live there, but is not from there.<br /><br />I have been complaining bitterly for years that ALL the garlic in Sobeys, Loblaws, etc was from China...we grow masses of garlic here in Ontario and wonder why we ave to buy stuff that has been on a boat for 2 months.<br /><br />Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-35668765675869188952013-08-02T13:30:37.439-04:002013-08-02T13:30:37.439-04:00I have so few hours to myself to read so when I do...I have so few hours to myself to read so when I do, I prefer something enjoyable. I tend to stay away from disturbing books because I like to keep positive thing in my head - and yes I need the characters to have some hope and kindness. I need to really like them and want to root for them. Thanks for the honest review!<br />-ShelleyCalypso In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264873052810117169noreply@blogger.com